Definitions
Apart, Different
Aloof
contemporary; modern
archaic
fateful, portentous
ominous
His _____was exposed when the girl he was seeing found out he was married.
duplicity
greedy for food and drink
gluttonous
quarrelsome, stirring controversy
contentious
to support; to agree with
belie
allay, alleviate, lighten, soothe
assuage
_____ people rarely show any concern for others.
egocentric
ordinary, commonplace
mundane
to weaken, to enfeeble
debilitate
to hearten
daunt
contention, dissension, variance
He is considered to have _____ tastes because he loves beauty and the arts.
aesthetic
wordy, very talkative
verbose
strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner
dogmatic
harmless
virulent
ostentatious, pretentious
pompous
The _____ of these ideas can best be achieved through television.
dissemination
quickly changeable, easily vaporized
volatile
substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive
euphemism
serenity
petulance
bovine
slothful
The English teacher is looking for substance, not _____ in themes.
trivia
exceptionally early in development or occurrence
precocious